This article originally appeared in the Culture section of Bloomberg News on August 6, 2008.
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago dancers take part in a performance of "Extremely Close" in Philadelphia on Oct. 20, 2007. The company will be performing at New York's Joyce Theater through Aug. 16, 2008. Photographer: Rosalie O'Connor/Hubbard Street Dance Chicago via Bloomberg News
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Tobi Tobias

I think I’m best known, nationally and internationally, for my writing about dance. Much of this work appeared in New York magazine (where I served as the journal’s dance critic for 22 years) and in Dance magazine (where I also edited the criticism for nearly a decade). I have been the sole dance critic for Bloomberg News and have also reviewed dance regularly for the Village Voice. My SEEING THINGS column at ArtsJournal is an extension of these activities. [Read More …]

Seeing Things

began life in 2003, when Douglas McLennan invited me to write for ArtsJournal. Since then, essays … [Read More...]